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2006

Cassady v. Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 220

Indemnification under Labor Code section 2802 for employee’s attorneys fees incurred in defending against malpractice claim

2006

Fields v. Yusuf (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 1381

Medical malpractice/foreign object – res ipsa, captain of the ship, non-delegable duty

2006

Williams v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 2006) 205 Fed.Appx. 593

A prisoner filed a section 1983 action, pro se, against the County of Los Angeles, alleging he was denied a lower bunk even though he had medical authorization for one. The memorandum opinion holds that the district court: (1) properly granted summary judgment on plaintiff’s

2006

Fu v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transp. Authority (Nov. 2, 2006, B184012) 2006 WL 3096040 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR secured a complete reversal here. The jury awarded the plaintiff $1,678,000 in damages, $57,961 in costs and $275,865 in attorney fees in this age discrimination lawsuit against the MTA. The Court of Appeal reversed the judgment for wrongful termination and failure to rehire under

2006

Macias v. County of Los Angeles (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 313

Civil rights action arising from search of residence pursuant to search warrant

Shelden v. Grossman (Oct. 3, 2006, B184270) 2006 WL 2808155 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR appellate lawyers Ted Xanders and Robin Meadow were responsible for the victory in this legal malpractice/fraud action against a law firm. The plaintiff alleged that the firm had helped its client, the plaintiff’s stepfather, to induce the plaintiff’s mother to leave all her property

2006

Wang v. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Sept. 25, 2006, No. A113936) 2006 WL 2724062 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR appellate lawyers Carolyn Oill and Marty Stein represented GMSR’s client, a medical center. The plaintiff sued for allegedly “falsifying” her medical records. The trial court dismissed the action when the plaintiff failed to amend the complaint after a demurrer was sustained with leave to

2006

Hughes v. Reynolds (Sept. 20, 2006, A108283) 2006 WL 2687001 [nonpublished opinion]

Probate court’s independent discretion over custodial accounts established under Uniform Transfer to Minors Act

2006

In re Estate of Hughes (Sept. 20, 2006, A109497) 2006 WL 2686989 [nonpublished opinion]

Propriety of trustee accountings and asserted violations of trust; executors’ asserted gross negligence in paying claims against estate

Zand v. Old Republic Title Co. (Aug. 21, 2007, G035874)

Plaintiff alleged title insurer negligently concluded that consent wasn’t necessary to transfer title to property that he and his ex-wife had owned. After GMSR filed its Respondent’s Brief, the plaintiff folded.